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Smart Molding International 1-2026

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Shows

13. - 17.

October 2026

Fakuma

Friedrichshafen,

Germany

17. - 20.

November 2026

Formnext

Frankfurt am Main,

Germany

02. - 05.

December 2026

Plast Eurasia

Istanbul,

Turkey

More Shows

Fiber-reinforced chassis for light commercial vehicles

Sustainable solution with polyurethane resin / High productivity through continuous production / Simple assembly, superior crash performance

Articles

Wear-free process monitoring during production

New HASCO presents new proximity switches for precise, contact-free position monitoring

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Robotics

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Сase studies

Light weight and high air permeability of the large filter area

Community masks from FRÖBEL are manufactured with WITTMANN BATTENFELD injection molding technology

News 20.05.2020

StackTeck introduces new automation

FastTrack™ robots are universal, flexible, and modular and can be designed, built, and delivered at industry-best lead-times

Articles

Smart solutions

Turnkey intelligent solutions from Haitian International – an opportunity in the crisis

Сase studies

Valves for respiratory masks from Oldrati

produced on an injection molding machine from WITTMANN BATTENFELD

News 24.04.2020

Long-standing industry partners establish joint venture

Sumitomo (SHI) Demag strengthens market presence in Belgium and Luxembourg

News 10.04.2020

Extension of Wittmann in Hungary

WITTMANN Robottechnikai Kft. took over the neighboring company building from the previous owner effective 1 April 2020

News 10.04.2020

Harmonious teams of people and robots to be created in long term

The HAHN Group acquires DAHL Automation, expanding its competence in the field of intralogistics and AMR

News 28.02.2020

Sepro is rethinking its entire range of robots

A brief overview of the Sepro Group R&D challenges concerning robots and smart data